Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1,739, Gershom Egleston, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Egleston, Gershon or Garshom Avis
N. 1,739
CONTENTS

Connecticut 9502.
Yoshorn Egleston of Stonington in the State of Conn. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt commanded by Col. O. Smith in the Ct. Militia time for
11. months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn. the rate of 36. Dollars 66. Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of May 1833. and sent to F. B. Johnson, by Simeon Davis, present arrears to the 4th of March, 1835. 73. 32. Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept th " 18 33 $ 91. 65.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by J. H. Francis Clerk, Book C. Vol. 3 d Page 12.

Connecticut
Avis Egleston widow of Gershon Egleston
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Courts
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 Dollars . 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Apr 1850 and sent to
Hon. C. F. Cleveland  House of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 579 Vol. 1
July
at
Reported

State of Connecticut County of New London } ss. Probate District of Stonington
On this 26 day of December A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate, for the District of Stonington now sitting at North Stonington, in said District in the County of New London and State of Connecticut, aforesaid - Gershon Egleston, a resident of the Town of North Stonington aforesaid, aged Seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated -
That at North Stonington, then called Stonington, in the year 1778, he belonged as a private, to the Militia company commanded by Capt. Eliza  Christopher Brown, Lieutenants Elias Palmer Ensign Jesse Clark, in Col. Oliver Smith's Regiment - That in the month of March of the year 1778 on or before the 25 th day he was drafted as a private for four months service - That he repaired immediately to Fort Griswold in the Town of Exeter, in the County of New London & there joined the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Clark - The names of the other company officers he does not recollect, what company belonged to the Forces commanded by Col. W m Ledyard - who commanded the Garrison & Troops in the vicinity of New London - There were in service at Fort Griswold other companies at the time but the only company officer particularly recollected, was Capt. William Latham of the Matron or Artillery company - That he was employed & engaged in constant service, in the Company at Fort Griswold, till the 25 th day of July 1778, being the full term of his draft, when he rec d an honorable verbal discharge & returned home to North Stonington. That he has no documentary evidence of the above alleged service, & that he knows of no person who can testify to his said service, except Joseph Egleston a private in W m Latham's Matron Company, who was in service at the same time at Fort Griswold.
That at said North Stonington, on the 30 th day of July 1778, he belonged as a private to Capt. Christopher Brown's Militia Company in Col. Oliver Smith's Reg t . That there was a draft

extends and made in said company, & that he consented to stand the draft, and that, on the 30 th of July 1778, he was drafted, to serve as a private soldier, for the term of Eight  Seven months. That on the day following, he marched to New London, in Connecticut and joined the company commanded by Capt. Richard Hewitt, Lieutenant's name not recollected. Ensign Joshua Whitford. in Lieut. Oliver Smith's Regiment in Genl. Tyler's Brigade. That he in said Company & Regiment were stationed and quartered in the city of New London & that the duties performed by said soldiers of said Company & Regiment were keeping guards at said city, at Fort Trumbull, New London Neck and vicinity and at Genl. Tyler's quarters - and also in building and repairing Fort Trumbull & the outworks. That he continued constantly in service at said Place (New London) and vicinity in said Company & Regiment till the last day of About February or first day of March 1779, having served the full term of his engagement, Eight  Seven months, and was honorably dis- charged, & received a written Discharge, from under the hand of Genl. Tyler, stating that he had served Eight  Seven months, which discharge he considered of no value, & the same has long since been lost or destroyed. That there were other Regiments or forces in service at said New London at the same time, but the names of which are now forgotten. That he has no doc- umentary evidence of the term of Eight  Seven months, and from the lapse of time and imperfect memory, is unable to state the general circumstances of his said service more fully. That he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his said service except Samuel Button of Hopkinton town, County of Washington & State of Rhode Island, who served in the same company the same period of time.
That he was born in said North Stoning- ton in the year 1762. 29 th July. That his age, is in the records of said Stoning- ton. That he was living in said North Stonington when called into service that he has lived in said town since the Revolutionary war, and now lives in said North Stonington. That he was drafted, in both engagements of service and never was a substitute. That to the 5 th Interrogatory he has stated the answers, as far as his frail memory will permit. That he rec d a written discharge, from his second engage- ment of Eight  Seven months signed by Genl. Tyler, and is lost as aforesaid

That he is known to Samuel Button of Hopkinton, & Joseph Egleston of North Stonington, both before named - and that he is known to Jonathan Mines, a clergyman and Robert Palmer residing in his present neighborhood who can testify, as to his character for veracity & their belief, in his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before The Probate Court for the District of Stonington in the State of Connecticut
Ger Shorn Egleston
Asa Fish Judge
Joseph Egleston of North Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut aged Eighty five years and upwards, being duly sworn according to Law, certify declare and say, that I am well acquainted with Mr. Gershon Egleston of North Stonington, who signed the preceding declaration, in my presence, I have been well acquainted with him from my youth, That in the year 1778, in the month of March I voluntarily enlisted as a Private in the Matross Company commanded by Capt William Latham of Connecticut Troops, stationed at Fort Griswold, near New London, Connecticut, that I Company was a part of the command of Col. Wm. Sedgwick, that I joined I Company at Fort Griswold on or about, the 26 day of March & served in I Fort till on or after the 26 day of July 1778 four months the term for which he enlisted. That while in service in I Latham's Company, the I Gershon Egleston, served in the militia Company, commanded by Capt Benjamin Clark Benjamin Clark, the same period of time, to wit four months. I believe I Egleston to be Seventy years of age, & that he has always resided in North Stonington, aforesaid. Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before said Court
Joseph Egleston
Asa Fish Judge

We Jonathan Minor a clergyman residing in the Town of North Stonington in said New London County and Robert Palmer residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gershon Egleston of S d N. Stonington who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and we believe him to be 70 years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution that we concur in that opinion,
Jonathan Minor Robert Palmer
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before the Court Asa Fish Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare its opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant (Gershon Egleston) was a revolutionary soldier and served, he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to said Court, that Jonathan Minor who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in said Town of North Stonington and that Robert Palmer who signed the same is a resident in the said Town of North Stonington and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit and it further appears to said Court, that Samuel Patton of Hopkinton, State of Rhode Island and Joseph Egleston of North Stonington, who have signed preceding certificates are credible persons & that their statements are entitled to credit.
Asa Fish Judge
I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington Ct. Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Gershon Egleston for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 26 th day of December 1832 Nathan Daboll Clerk
Gershon Egleston
241352
Certificate to be sent to him in 70th year of his age

638
Miss Eggleston's Declaration M rs of Rushmore Ga
ad 29 May 1848
Married before 1800 Mustard and 30 May 49
Admo. of 36 th p m In 30 May 1849
Rules, requiring declar- ations to be made before a Court of record or made by the Commissioner in the Cause.
Hon. C. F. Cleveland Home of Reps

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2 d February, 1848 entitled "An act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution"
State of Connecticut New London County } for North Stonington
On this 4 th day of September 1849 personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Avis Egleston, a resident of the town of North Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut, (who is from bodily infirmity unable to appear before a court of record being now confined to her bed by sickness & the infirmities of old age) & who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2 d of February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, That her age is 88 years, 9 th October 1849. — That she is the widow of Gershon Egleston who was a private in the war of the Revolution and served as stated by him in his declaration now in the pension office and on which he my said husband in his life time drew a pension at the rate of Thirty six Dollars and sixty six cents per Annum and to which I refer for a particular description or statement of my said husband's service. That my said husband Gershon Egleston died May 30 th 1849. She further declares that she is still a widow. — Avis the Egleston
In presence of De Witt C. Puddleton
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
written before
De Witt C. Puddleton Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Avis Egleston the Declarant who has subscribed to the above Declaration in my presence by her mark is the Widow of Gershon Egleston late of North Stonington, disease is totally blind and very infirm in body so that she is not now able to be moved & is confined to her bed most of the time, which is the reason of her not appearing before a Court of record to make her Declaration as aforesaid written subscribed by her mark & sworn to before the undersigned as a Justice of the Peace
Attest,
De Witt C. Puddleton

Thirty First Congress S.S.
House of Representatives July 26, 1850
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with De Witt C. Pendleton Esq. of North Stonington, New London County Connecticut, that he is and for more than 24 months last past has been a Justice of the peace within and for said County of New London, and that the written signature purporting to be the signature of De Witt C. Pendleton Justice of the peace, is in my opinion the genuine signature of said Pendleton.
C. F. Blocher. M.C.

"Hopkinton Ap l Fourth seventeen Hundred Eighty four Then was joined in Marriage Gersham Egleston of Stonington & Avis Sampson of said Hopkinton _____
By William Samner Justice peace "
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows Ap l 4 th 1784 _____
Attest Oliver Hewitt Town Clerk
I Oliver Hewitt above named Depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of North Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut and that the above is a true Extract from the Records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me _____ Oliver Hewitt T. C. North Stonington Dec r 1849
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above written _____
Before me
Thomas P. Wanter Justice of the peace

Thirty first Congress SS.
House of Representatives July 26, 1850
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Thomas P. Watts Esq. of North Stonington, County of New London and State of Connecticut, that he is a justice of the peace for said County of New London, and that in my opinion the within signature of the said Thomas P. Watts is his own hand writing.
C. F. Hovey, M.C.

No 2415-2
Gershon Egleston Connecticut
Admitted
Per at 11 months
Count. Mililin
Junius B. Johnson Plumfield Connecticut

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Gershom Egleston, of New London co Connecticut
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Drafted 1778 4 Private Colo Oliver Smith Colo Ledyard North Stonington Connecticut Traditionary & living witnesses   Drafted 1778 9 Colo Oliver Smith Genl Tyler Aged 70  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

Will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

sion on file in this Bureau.
Gershon Egleston wid. F. 1879
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mar. 25, 1778 4 mos. Pvt. Christopher Brown Oliver Smith Conn.   July 30, 1778 Seven mos. Benjamin Clark Wm. Ledyard   Richard Herit Oliver Smith          
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, North Stonington (then Stonington) Conn.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 26, 1832  His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, North Stonington Conn.
Age at date of application, Born at North Stonington Conn. July 29, 1762. died May 30, 1849.
Remarks: Soldier married at Hopkinton Apr. 4, 1784, Abigail Lamberson of said place. She was allowed pension on an application executed Sept. 4, 1849, while a resident of North Stonington Conn.
Very respectfully,
OK

2. Rev Sec
MRS. C. B. BAKER, President DR. C. VON NEUPERT, Sr., 1st Vice Pres. MRS. J. K. HANSON, 2d Vice Pres. MRS. A. P. EEN, Secretary-Treasurer.
HUMANE AGENTS: John Hafsoos, M. E. Bruce, L. Peterson, J. W. Strope, Ervin Sawyer, Henry Grashorn, Theodore Meyers, Michael Boshley, P. A. Hart, Alex Kluck, H. H. Hoffman, Ben Halverson, George Tragesar, Henry Steinke, John Himmes
PORTAGE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
Stevens Point, Wis. March 21, 1916 Commissioner Bureau of Pensions— Revolutionary Dept. Dear Sir—
Will you kindly send me the military record of Gersholm Eggleston, private - Conn. Militia. He was placed on pension roll May 29, 1832.
Very Respectfully
Mrs. C. B. Baker 621 Strongs Ave. Stevens Point Wis.

2027 CORNELL ROAD, SOUTH EAST
Pension Department: Washington D.C. Sir.
Will you please send a complete record of the service of Gershon Eggleston, who was in the Connecticut militia from New London county, in the War of the Revolution. I have looked up records and have found he was a pensioner. Please

reply to
Mrs. H. A. Haring. 2027 Cornell Rd. Cleveland O.
For this courtesy I shall be very grateful.
Sincerely,
Lucy M. Haring
October the third.

Oct. 23. 1907 3 Hist. to Mrs. H. A. Haring Circleville, Ohio, V. L. M. 1916 Apr. 3 Hist. to Mrs. C. R. Baker.
Treasury
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
1739
Miss Caleston
Widow.
Jerome Caleston
Rev. Rev. Ware
Act:
July 29. 1848.
Index:—Vol.
A
Page
211
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I herewith send you an applic- -ation for a pension which you will please refer at your earliest convenience & communicate to me the result to which you may come — Febry 26. 1850 — Yours & C. F. Blackwell
Dear J. L. Sealand

Probate Office
District of North Stonington February 9 th A.D. 1850
I Oliver Hewitt Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of North Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut Do hereby certify that sufficient and satisfactory proof hath been adduced to this Court that Gusham Egleston late of North Stonington aforesaid Decd. Died at S d North Stonington On the 20 th Day of May A.D. 1849 — That at the time of his Death he was a Pensioner of the United States Under the Act of 1832 At the Rate of thirty-six Dollars and sixty six Cents per Annum — That the aforesaid Gusham Egleston left a Widow whose name is Avis Egleston and that the S d Avis Egleston now resides in North Stonington aforesaid and has not since the Death of her said Husband — Gusham Egleston intermarried but still continues the Widow of the aforesaid Gusham Egleston Decd. — That she is Blind and is Disabled by reason of Old age and sickness and in consequence of which is Unable to be Removed from her room and that her Residence is in a Remote part of this Probate District and several miles from the place of holding said Courts —
Attest Oliver Hewitt Clerk

Hon.
Chas F. Cleveland Member of Congress Washington D.C.

Voluntown Feb 9 th 1850
Dear Sir,
I take the Liberty to send to you enc the Declaration of a poor widow who is blind, lame & sick, asking for a small pittance of a pension the last, which her husband drew in his life time. The declaration was made before a Magistrate as she could not be got to Court.
I solicit the favor of you to make a certificate as to the official character of Dewitt C Pendleton and Doct Thomas P. Watters Esq. & send the papers to the Pension office, To Hon J. L. Edwards Comm. Penn. And I hope he will give an early answer
I am sir very Respectfully your Friend & obedient Servt.
Hon
C. F. Cleveland } Member Congress }
D. Wm C Stanton

* Gershom Eggleston. Con. act. 7, 1832 #3675
To what time was he last heard
Bensim Office April 16. 1850
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Ans. Sept. 4, 1878

Return to be made to Francis B. Stanford Plumfield lot

I Sumner Britton of Hopkinton in the State of Massachusetts aged 73 years, a soldier in the war of the revolution do testify and say, that July 30 th 1778. I was drafted in Col. Oliver Smiths Reg. & Capt. Richard Hewitts Comp. and marched to Wadsworth's Creek, and there remained in actual service in guarding Fort Sumner, and so continued in service in said Reg. & Comp. until the 26 th day of February 1779. making nine months and twenty six days. I was then discharged and came home. and I further testify and say that Gershon Egleston of the H. Farmington, and the applicant within named was drafted in the same Reg. & Comp. I have above named and at the same time I was, and continued in the same Reg. & Comp. with me, until I was dis- charged on the 26 th day of February 1779. —
And a few lines further I write
Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before the County of Probate for the District of Farmington in the State Connecticut Asa Fish Judge